Gastric antral vascular ectasia: a problem of recognition and diagnosis.
Open Access
- 1 August 1991
- Vol. 32 (8) , 954-955
- https://doi.org/10.1136/gut.32.8.954
Abstract
Gastric antral vascular ectasia ('water melon stomach') is a poorly documented cause of occult upper gastrointestinal blood loss. We describe a case which emphasises the clinical and pathological difficulties that can be encountered in making this elusive diagnosis.Keywords
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